# Jessica Ramos

Jessica Ramos is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a0b3e01c-d323-4624-a0da-6a1e2b0dfb31

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0b3e01c-d323-4624-a0da-6a1e2b0dfb31 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Ramos missed 28% of 3,522 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the New York Senate (average 94.5%).

## What Ramos says (NY 2025–26 session)

211 classified statements: 211 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ramos | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.4% | 146 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 11.4% | 10.3% | 120 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 49.3% | 42.9% | 141 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 3.4% | 234 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.4% | 16.1% | 108 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 26% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Housing and Community Development 12% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.03), from 669 donors and 1,120 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 72% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 186 bills: 186 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 659. 46.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 25 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10657: Prohibits persons in certain relationships to members of the legislature from engaging in certain activities that are deemed an indirect interest of a… (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10657/
- S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10643/
- J 2314: Recognizing the New York Chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2314/
- S 10592: Relates to the development of a scannable code that links to translations of work zone and truss type construction signs (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10592/
- S 10567: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10567/
- S 10569: Relates to extending provisions of laws permitting certain deductions from wages (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10569/
- J 2117: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim December 21, 2026, as Meditation Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2117/
- S 10350: Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10350/
- S 10301: Relates to judicial review of final decisions of the public employment relations board (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10301/
- S 10242: Authorizes certain villages in Rockland county to enter into binding arbitration (in committee, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10242/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $197.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1976436051670597937
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1975631322300485977
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1975658702188244997
- 2025-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1974849565229797417
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1973426100056498327
- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1973008020155355626
- 2025-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1972468089808937239
- 2025-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1972712446256451743
- 2025-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1971616520561418715
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nysenatorramos/status/1970850338593702229

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-ramos
- Campaign site: https://www.ramosforstatesenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/nysenatorramos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RamosforStateSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__jessicaramos__/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXfa1xtoEDzhErA_FL7zsQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramosjessica/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0b3e01c-d323-4624-a0da-6a1e2b0dfb31